2009–10 Boston Bruins season

Boston Bruins
2009–10 Boston Bruins
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	6th Eastern
2009–10 record	39–30–13
Home record	18–17–6
Road record	21–13–7
Goals for	206
Goals against	200
	Team information
General Manager	Peter Chiarelli
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron; Marco Sturm (Oct.1–Nov.5, Apr.11); Steve Begin (Nov.7–Dec.10); Marc Savard (Dec.12–Jan.7, Mar.4); Mark Recchi (Jan.5–Apr.11); Derek Morris (Jan.9–Feb.9); Mark Stuart (Mar.9); David Krejci (Apr.11); Milan Lucic (Apr.11)
Arena	TD Garden; Fenway Park (1 game)
Average attendance	17,388 (99.0%); Total: 695,543
	Team leaders
Goals	Marco Sturm (22)
Assists	Zdeno Chara (37)
Points	Patrice Bergeron (52); David Krejci (52)
Penalties in minutes	Shawn Thornton (141)
Plus/minus	Zdeno Chara (+19)
Wins	Tuukka Rask (22)
Goals against average	Tuukka Rask (1.97)
<2008–09	2010–11>

The 2009–10 Boston Bruins season is the Bruins' 86th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Their regular season began with a nationally-televised home game against the Washington Capitals on October 1, 2009, and ended with a road game against the same Capitals team on April 11, 2010. The Bruins failed to defend their regular-season division and conference titles from the 2008–09 season.

Off-season

At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the Bruins chose Jordan Caron with their first-round pick, 25th overall. The NHL announced on July 15, 2009, that the Bruins would face the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Fenway Park.^[1]

Due to salary cap constraints and free agent movement, General Manager Peter Chiarelli made substantial changes to the Bruins' lineup in the offseason. Most notable was the trade of leading goalscorer Phil Kessel, who declined contract offers and was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for three draft picks on September 18. Other departures included winger P. J. Axelsson—at 11 seasons, the longest tenured Bruin—center Stephane Yelle, defensemen Shane Hnidy and Steve Montador, and goaltender Manny Fernandez. These veteran players were considered expendable due to competition from younger, lower-paid players in the Bruins organization.

Chiarelli entered the 2009 off-season with the goal of acquiring an offensive-minded defenseman, in part due to Boston's weakness in that area during the previous playoffs. On July 24, defenseman Derek Morris signed a one-year contract with the team. Gritty forward Steve Begin was also signed to provide forward depth. In goal, Fernandez was replaced with rookie Tuukka Rask, who had spent several seasons being developed in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log: 5–2–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 4–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 15	Boston Bruins	2–1	New York Rangers		Tuukka Rask	11,111	1–0–0	[1]
2	September 16	Boston Bruins	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs		Dany Sabourin	16,872	2–0–0	[2]
3	September 19	New York Rangers	5–2	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	15,882	2–1–0	[3]
4	September 20	Montreal Canadiens	1–2	Boston Bruins¹		Tuukka Rask	15,399	3–1–0	[4]
5	September 22	Boston Bruins	5–6	Columbus Blue Jackets	SO	Dany Sabourin	10,571	3–1–1	[5]
6	September 24	Boston Bruins	2–1	Montreal Canadiens	SO	Tim Thomas	21,273	4–1–1	[6]
7	September 25	Boston Bruins	2–1	Ottawa Senators		Tim Thomas	18,295	5–1–1	[7]
8	September 26	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–2	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	16,711	5–2–1	[8]
^ Match played at Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City.

Regular season

The Bruins were slow to gain traction with their retooled roster, alternating wins and losses in the early weeks of the season. Chiarelli quickly dealt popular winger Chuck Kobasew to the Minnesota Wild, while penalty-killing expert Daniel Paille was brought in from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for draft picks, a move that was interpreted as a sign of dissatisfaction with the team's productivity.

In particular, the team struggled offensively in Kessel's absence. Having nearly finished first in scoring the previous season, the Bruins lingered near the bottom of the league in goal production. However, they were able to stay competitive due to their exceptional defense and strong goaltending tandem. While defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas was recovering from an early injury, rookie netminder Tuukka Rask emerged as a potential Calder Memorial Trophy candidate. A four-game winning streak in November set the Bruins back on course, and a 5–1–0 home record in December got them back into the divisional race by Christmas.

Perhaps the most memorable game of the season was the Winter Classic, which the Bruins hosted at Fenway Park in Boston. Despite trailing for most of the game, the team rallied in the final moments and won in overtime before a large national audience. After the game, Thomas was announced as a member of the United States men's hockey team, joining five teammates (Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara, Marco Sturm, David Krejci and Miroslav Satan) who would represent various countries in Vancouver.

The Bruins went on a long losing streak lasting from mid-January to just before the Olympic break.

In the 81st game of the season, the Bruins scored three shorthanded goals in a span of 64 seconds. This outburst during a single penalty kill not only equaled their previous shorthanded goal total for the entire season, it was a NHL record for the fastest three shorthanded goals during a game.^[2] The 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes secured a playoff spot for the Bruins.

The Bruins finished the regular season having scored 196 goals (excluding 10 shootout-winning goals), the fewest in the NHL. They were the most disciplined team in the League, with a league-low 37 power-play goals against.^[3]^[4]

Divisional standings

**Northeast Division^[5]**
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Buffalo Sabres	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
2	Ottawa Senators	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
3	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	38	14	214	263	74

Conference standings

**Eastern Conference^[6]**
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	SE	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
2	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
3	y – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
5	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
6	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
7	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
8.5
9	New York Rangers	AT	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
14	Florida Panthers	SE	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Game log

2009–10 game log

October: 6–5–1 (home: 4–4–0; road: 2–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 1	Washington Capitals	4–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	0–1–0	0	[9]
2	October 3	Carolina Hurricanes	2–7	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	16,592	1–1–0	2	[10]
3	October 8	Anaheim Ducks	6–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	16,158	1–2–0	2	[11]
4	October 10	New York Islanders	3–4	Boston Bruins	SO	Tuukka Rask	17,113	2–2–0	4	[12]
5	October 12	Colorado Avalanche	4–3	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	16,393	2–3–0	4	[13]
6	October 16	Boston Bruins	3–0	Dallas Stars		Tim Thomas	17,811	3–3–0	6	[14]
7	October 17	Boston Bruins	1–4	Phoenix Coyotes		Tim Thomas	9,162	3–4–0	6	[15]
8	October 21	Nashville Predators	2–3	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	16,715	4–4–0	8	[16]
9	October 22	Boston Bruins	3–4	Philadelphia Flyers	SO	Tuukka Rask	19,303	4–4–1	9	[17]
10	October 24	Boston Bruins	4–3	Ottawa Senators	SO	Tim Thomas	20,154	5–4–1	11	[18]
11	October 29	New Jersey Devils	2–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	5–5–1	11	[19]
12	October 31	Edmonton Oilers	0–2	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	6–5–1	13	[20]

November: 7–3–4 (home: 3–1–3; road: 4–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
13	November 1	Boston Bruins	0–1	New York Rangers		Tim Thomas	18,200	6–6–1	13	[21]
14	November 3	Boston Bruins	0–2	Detroit Red Wings		Tim Thomas	19,167	6–7–1	13	[22]
15	November 5	Montreal Canadiens	2–1	Boston Bruins	SO	Tim Thomas	17,565	6–7–2	14	[23]
16	November 7	Buffalo Sabres	2–4	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	7–7–2	16	[24]
17	November 10	Pittsburgh Penguins	0–3	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	8–7–2	18	[25]
18	November 12	Florida Panthers	1–0	Boston Bruins	SO	Tim Thomas	17,074	8–7–3	19	[26]
19	November 14	Boston Bruins	5–6	Pittsburgh Penguins	OT	Tim Thomas	17,132	8–7–4	20	[27]
20	November 16	New York Islanders	4–1	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	16,865	8–8–4	20	[28]
21	November 19	Boston Bruins	4–3	Atlanta Thrashers	SO	Tuukka Rask	12,112	9–8–4	22	[29]
22	November 20	Boston Bruins	2–1	Buffalo Sabres	OT	Tuukka Rask	18,291	10–8–4	24	[30]
23	November 23	Boston Bruins	4–2	St. Louis Blues		Tuukka Rask	19,150	11–8–4	26	[31]
24	November 25	Boston Bruins	2–1	Minnesota Wild	SO	Tuukka Rask	18,208	12–8–4	28	[32]
25	November 27	New Jersey Devils	2–1	Boston Bruins	SO	Tuukka Rask	17,565	12–8–5	29	[33]
26	November 28	Ottawa Senators	3–4	Boston Bruins	SO	Tim Thomas	17,565	13–8–5	31	[34]

December: 7–4–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
27	December 2	Tampa Bay Lightning	1–4	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	16,553	14–8–5	33	[35]
28	December 4	Boston Bruins	1–5	Montreal Canadiens		Tim Thomas	21,273	14–9–5	33	[36]
29	December 5	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–7	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	15–9–5	35	[37]
30	December 10	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–5	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	16–9–5	37	[38]
31	December 12	Boston Bruins	2–3	New York Islanders	OT	Tim Thomas	13,744	16–9–6	38	[39]
32	December 14	Philadelphia Flyers	3–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	16–10–6	38	[40]
33	December 18	Boston Bruins	4–5	Chicago Blackhawks	SO	Tim Thomas	21,717	16–10–7	39	[41]
34	December 19	Boston Bruins	0–3	Toronto Maple Leafs		Tuukka Rask	19,101	16–11–7	39	[42]
35	December 21	Boston Bruins	2–0	Ottawa Senators		Tim Thomas	19,865	17–11–7	41	[43]
36	December 23	Atlanta Thrashers	4–6	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	18–11–7	43	[44]
37	December 27	Boston Bruins	2–1	Florida Panthers		Tim Thomas	18,799	19–11–7	45	[45]
38	December 28	Boston Bruins	1–2	Tampa Bay Lightning		Tim Thomas	16,926	19–12–7	45	[46]
39	December 30	Atlanta Thrashers	0–4	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	20–12–7	47	[47]

January: 3–9–2 (home: 1–5–1; road: 2–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
40	January 1¹	Philadelphia Flyers	1–2	Boston Bruins	OT	Tim Thomas	38,112	21–12–7	49	[48]
41	January 4	Boston Bruins	2–3	New York Rangers		Tuukka Rask	18,200	21–13–7	49	[49]
42	January 5	Boston Bruins	4–1	Ottawa Senators		Tim Thomas	19,156	22–13–7	51	[50]
43	January 7	Chicago Blackhawks	5–2	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	22–14–7	51	[51]
44	January 9	New York Rangers	3–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	22–15–7	51	[52]
45	January 13	Boston Bruins	3–4	Anaheim Ducks		Tuukka Rask	14,957	22–16–7	51	[53]
46	January 14	Boston Bruins	2–1	San Jose Sharks	SO	Tim Thomas	17,562	23–16–7	53	[54]
47	January 16	Boston Bruins	3–4	Los Angeles Kings	SO	Tim Thomas	18,118	23–16–8	54	[55]
48	January 18	Ottawa Senators	5–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	23–17–8	54	[56]
49	January 21	Columbus Blue Jackets	3–2	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	23–18–8	54	[57]
50	January 23	Ottawa Senators	2–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	23–19–8	54	[58]
51	January 24	Boston Bruins	1–5	Carolina Hurricanes		Tim Thomas	13,512	23–20–8	54	[59]
52	January 29	Boston Bruins	1–2	Buffalo Sabres		Tuukka Rask	18,690	23–21–8	54	[60]
53	January 30	Los Angeles Kings	3–2	Boston Bruins	SO	Tim Thomas	17,565	23–21–9	55	[61]
^ 2010 NHL Winter Classic, played at Fenway Park.

February: 4–1–2 (home: 0–1–2; road: 4–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
54	February 2	Washington Capitals	4–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	23–22–9	55	[62]
55	February 4	Montreal Canadiens	3–2	Boston Bruins	SO	Tuukka Rask	17,565	23–22–10	56	[63]
56	February 6	Vancouver Canucks	3–2	Boston Bruins	SO	Tuukka Rask	17,565	23–22–11	57	[64]
57	February 7	Boston Bruins	3–0	Montreal Canadiens		Tuukka Rask	21,273	24–22–11	59	[65]
58	February 9	Boston Bruins	3–2	Buffalo Sabres	SO	Tuukka Rask	18,690	25–22–11	61	[66]
59	February 11	Boston Bruins	5–4	Tampa Bay Lightning		Tuukka Rask	15,826	26–22–11	63	[67]
60	February 13	Boston Bruins	3–2	Florida Panthers	SO	Tuukka Rask	17,109	27–22–11	65	[68]

March: 8–7–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 5–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
61	March 2	Montreal Canadiens	4–1	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	27–23–11	65	[69]
62	March 4	Toronto Maple Leafs	2–3	Boston Bruins	SO	Tim Thomas	17,565	28–23–11	67	[70]
63	March 6	Boston Bruins	3–2	New York Islanders		Tim Thomas	14,587	29–23–11	69	[71]
64	March 7	Boston Bruins	1–2	Pittsburgh Penguins		Tim Thomas	17,132	29–24–11	69	[72]
65	March 9	Boston Bruins	3–4	Toronto Maple Leafs	OT	Tim Thomas	19,499	29–24–12	70	[73]
66	March 11	Boston Bruins	5–1	Philadelphia Flyers		Tuukka Rask	19,673	30–24–12	72	[74]
67	March 13	Boston Bruins	2–3	Montreal Canadiens		Tuukka Rask	21,273	30–25–12	72	[75]
68	March 15	Boston Bruins	2–3	New Jersey Devils		Tim Thomas	15,801	30–26–12	72	[76]
69	March 16	Boston Bruins	5–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Tuukka Rask	15,832	31–26–12	74	[77]
70	March 18	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–0	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	31–27–12	74	[78]
71	March 21	New York Rangers	1–2	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	32–27–12	76	[79]
72	March 23	Boston Bruins	4–0	Atlanta Thrashers		Tuukka Rask	14,042	33–27–12	78	[80]
73	March 25	Tampa Bay Lightning	5–3	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	33–28–12	78	[81]
74	March 27	Calgary Flames	0–5	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	34–28–12	80	[82]
75	March 29	Buffalo Sabres	3–2	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	17,565	34–29–12	80	[83]
76	March 30	Boston Bruins	1–0	New Jersey Devils	OT	Tuukka Rask	16,636	35–29–12	82	[84]

April: 4–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
77	April 1	Florida Panthers	1–0	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	35–30–12	82	[85]
78	April 3	Boston Bruins	2–1	Toronto Maple Leafs	OT	Tuukka Rask	19,273	36–30–12	84	[86]
79	April 5	Boston Bruins	2–3	Washington Capitals	OT	Tuukka Rask	18,277	36–30–13	85	[87]
80	April 8	Buffalo Sabres	1–3	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	37–30–13	87	[88]
81	April 10	Carolina Hurricanes	2–4	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	17,565	38–30–13	89	[89]
82	April 11	Boston Bruins	4–3	Washington Capitals	SO	Tim Thomas	18,277	39–30–13	91	[90]

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

The Bruins clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season.^[7]

Playoff log

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs E3 Buffalo Sabres: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Boston goals	Buffalo goals	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 15	Boston Bruins	1–2	Buffalo Sabres		Recchi	Vanek, Rivet	Rask	18,690	0–1	[91]
2	April 17	Boston Bruins	5–3	Buffalo Sabres		Ryder (2), Chara (2), Recchi	Myers, Ellis, Pominville	Rask	18,690	1–1	[92]
3	April 19	Buffalo Sabres	1–2	Boston Bruins		Wideman, Bergeron	Grier	Rask	17,565	2–1	[93]
4	April 21	Buffalo Sabres	2–3	Boston Bruins	27:41	Krejci, Bergeron, Satan	Kennedy, Montador	Rask	17,565	3–1	[94]
5	April 23	Boston Bruins	1–4	Buffalo Sabres		Boychuk	Mair, Pominville, Grier, Ennis	Rask	18,690	3–2	[95]
6	April 26	Buffalo Sabres	3–4	Boston Bruins		Krejci (2), Recchi, Satan	Kaleta, Gerbe, Vanek	Rask	17,565	4–2	[96]

Eastern Conference semifinals vs E7 Philadelphia Flyers: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)^[8]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Boston goals	Philadelphia goals	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 1	Philadelphia Flyers	4–5	Boston Bruins	13:52	Begin, Bergeron, Satan, Krejci, Savard	Parent, Pronger, Richards, Briere	Rask	17,565	1–0	[97]
2	May 3	Philadelphia Flyers	2–3	Boston Bruins		Boychuk, Satan, Lucic	Richards, Briere	Rask	17,565	2–0	[98]
3	May 5	Boston Bruins	4–1	Philadelphia Flyers		Wheeler, Satan, Recchi, Bergeron	Asham	Rask	19,688	3–0	[99]
4	May 7	Boston Bruins	4–5	Philadelphia Flyers	14:40	Recchi (2), Ryder, Lucic	Briere, Pronger, Giroux, Leino, Gagne	Rask	19,702	3–1	[100]
5	May 10	Philadelphia Flyers	4–0	Boston Bruins			Leino, Hartnell, Gagne (2)	Rask	17,565	3–2	[101]
6	May 12	Boston Bruins	1–2	Philadelphia Flyers		Lucic	Richards, Briere	Rask	19,929	3–3	[102]
7	May 14	Philadelphia Flyers	4–3	Boston Bruins		Ryder, Lucic (2)	van Riemsdyk, Hartnell, Briere, Gagne	Rask	17,565	3–4	[103]

Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
*Denotes if necessary

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season^[9]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Patrice Bergeron	73	19	33	52	6	28
David Krejci	79	17	35	52	8	26
Zdeno Chara	80	7	37	44	19	87
Mark Recchi	81	18	25	43	4	34
Blake Wheeler	82	18	20	38	-4	53
Marco Sturm	76	22	15	37	14	30
Marc Savard	41	10	23	33	2	14
Michael Ryder	82	18	15	33	3	35
Dennis Wideman	76	6	24	30	-14	34
Derek Morris^‡	58	3	22	25	-2	26
Milan Lucic	50	9	11	20	-7	44
Daniel Paille^†	74	10	9	19	-4	12
Johnny Boychuk	51	5	10	15	10	43
Miroslav Satan	38	9	5	14	8	12
Steve Begin	77	5	9	14	-7	53
Matt Hunwick	76	6	8	14	-16	32
Shawn Thornton	74	1	9	10	-9	141
Vladimir Sobotka	61	4	6	10	-7	30
Byron Bitz^‡	45	4	5	9	-9	31
Dennis Seidenberg^†	17	2	6	8	9	6
Andrew Ference	51	0	8	8	-7	16
Mark Stuart	56	2	5	7	1	80
Tuukka Rask^(G)	45	0	3	3	—	2
Trent Whitfield	16	0	1	1	-2	7
Adam McQuaid	19	1	0	1	-5	21
Brad Marchand	20	0	1	1	-3	20
Zach Hamill	1	0	1	1	1	0
Chuck Kobasew^‡	7	0	1	1	-2	2
Guillaume Lefebvre	1	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Larman	4	0	0	0	-1	0
Andy Wozniewski	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mikko Lehtonen	1	0	0	0	-1	0
Andrew Bodnarchuk	5	0	0	0	-2	2
Jeff Penner	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Thomas^(G)	43	0	0	0	—	8
Totals	—	196	347	543	-2^[10]	929

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season.
^(G)Denotes goaltender.

Playoffs^[11]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Dennis Wideman	13	1	11	12	3	4
Patrice Bergeron	13	4	7	11	4	2
Mark Recchi	13	6	4	10	0	6
Miroslav Satan	13	5	5	10	4	16
Milan Lucic	13	5	4	9	1	19
David Krejci	9	4	4	8	3	2
Zdeno Chara	13	2	5	7	1	29
Johnny Boychuk	13	2	4	6	0	6
Blake Wheeler	13	1	5	6	-6	6
Matt Hunwick	13	0	6	6	-1	2
Michael Ryder	13	4	1	5	-4	2
Marc Savard	7	1	2	3	2	12
Daniel Paille	13	0	2	2	-2	2
Vladimir Sobotka	13	0	2	2	-10	15
Steve Begin	13	1	0	1	-7	10
Andrew Ference	13	0	1	1	-9	18
Tuukka Rask^(G)	13	0	1	1	—	0
Marco Sturm	7	0	0	0	0	4
Shawn Thornton	12	0	0	0	-4	4
Adam McQuaid	9	0	0	0	-4	6
Trent Whitfield	4	0	0	0	-1	0
Mark Stuart	4	0	0	0	-4	6
Totals	—	36	63	99	-7^[12]	167

Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage

Regular season^[9]

Player	GPI	MIN	GAA	W	L	OT	SO	SA	GA	SV%
Tuukka Rask	45	2562	1.97	22	12	5	5	1221	84	.931
Tim Thomas	43	2442	2.56	17	18	8	5	1221	104	.915
Combined	—	5004	2.25	39	30	13	10	2442	188	.923

Playoffs^[11]

Player	GPI	MIN	GAA	W	L	OT	SO	SA	GA	SV%
Tuukka Rask	13	829	2.61	7	6	—	0	409	36	.912

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Date
Tuukka Rask^[13]	NHL Third Star of the Week	April 5, 2010
Mark Recchi^[14]	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee	Nominated by the Writers' Association for league-wide recognition.

On April 8, prior to the game against the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced its award winners for the season.

Bruins annual awards
Player	Award	Notes
Tuukka Rask^[15]	NESN Seventh Player Award	Awarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season.
Mark Recchi	Eddie Shore Award	Awarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination.
Patrice Bergeron	Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy	Awarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA, for outstanding performance during home games.
Shawn Thornton	John P. Bucyk Award	Awarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions.
Patrice Bergeron David Krejci Tuukka Rask	Three Star Awards	Awarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season.

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Brad Marchand	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 21, 2009
Mark Recchi	1,500th career NHL game	October 24, 2009
Mark Recchi	900th career NHL assist	November 10, 2009
Shawn Thornton	400th career NHL PIM	November 16, 2009
Tuukka Rask	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 20, 2009
Marc Savard	200th career NHL goal	December 2, 2009
Johnny Boychuk	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	December 5, 2009
Johnny Boychuk	1st career NHL assist	December 10, 2009
Adam McQuaid	1st career NHL game	December 19, 2009
Vladimir Sobotka	100th career NHL game	December 23, 2009
Matt Hunwick	100th career NHL game	December 27, 2009
Adam McQuaid	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	February 7, 2010
Jeffrey Penner	1st career NHL game	March 9, 2010
David Krejci	100th career NHL assist	March 25, 2010
Steve Begin	100th career NHL point	April 10, 2010
Zach Hamill	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	April 11, 2010

On December 23, Claude Julien coached his 200th game for Boston, a 6–4 win over Atlanta.

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

July 24, 2009

To Carolina Hurricanes:
Aaron Ward

To Boston:
Patrick Eaves
4th-round pick in 2010

September 18, 2009

To Toronto Maple Leafs:
Phil Kessel

To Boston:
1st-round pick in 2010
1st-round pick in 2011
2nd-round pick in 2010

October 18, 2009

To Minnesota Wild:
Chuck Kobasew

To Boston:
Alexander Fallstrom
Craig Weller
2nd-round pick in 2011

October 20, 2009

To Buffalo Sabres:
3rd-round pick in 2010
conditional 4th-round pick in 2010

To Boston:
Daniel Paille

March 2, 2010^[16]

To Anaheim Ducks:
Conditional 4th-round draft pick

To Boston:
Steven Kampfer

March 2, 2010^[17]

To Edmonton Oilers:
Matt Marquardt

To Boston:
Cody Wild

March 3, 2010^[18]

To Phoenix Coyotes:
Derek Morris

To Boston:
conditional draft pick in 2011

March 3, 2010^[19]

To Florida Panthers:
Byron Bitz
Craig Weller
2nd-round draft pick in 2010

To Boston:
Dennis Seidenberg
Matt Bartkowski

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Steve Begin^[20]	Dallas Stars	1 year, $850,000
Drew Fata^[21]	Binghamton Senators	1 year
Dany Sabourin^[21]	Edmonton Oilers	1 year
Rob Kwiet^[22]	Windsor Spitfires	1 year
Drew Larman^[22]	Rochester Americans	1 year
Zach McKelvie^[22]	Army Black Knights	1 year
Trent Whitfield^[22]	St. Louis Blues	2 years, 2-way contract
Derek Morris^[23]	New York Rangers	1 year, $3.3 million
Andy Wozniewski^[24]	Wilkes-Barre Penguins	1 year
Guillaume Lefebvre^[25]	Springfield Falcons	1 year
Miroslav Satan^[26]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $700,000

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Steve Montador^[27]	Buffalo Sabres	2 years, $3.1 million
Shane Hnidy^[28]	Minnesota Wild	1 year, $750,000
Martin St. Pierre^[29]	Ottawa Senators	1 year, 2-way contract
P. J. Axelsson^[30]	Frolunda HC	4 years
Patrick Eaves^[31]	Detroit Red Wings	1 year, $500,000
Stephane Yelle^[32]	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $550,000

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
Jamie Arniel^[33]	undisclosed
David Krejci^[34]	3 years, $11.25 million
Byron Bitz^[35]	1 year, $675,000
Johnny Boychuk^[36]	1 year
Mark Recchi^[37]	1 year, $1 million
Matt Hunwick^[38]	2 years, $2.9 million
Milan Lucic^[39]	3 years, $12.25 million
Tuukka Rask^[40]	2 years, $2.5 million
Marc Savard^[41]	7 years, $28 million
Andrew Ference^[42]	3 years, $6.75 million contract extension
Jordan Caron^[43]	entry-level contract
Joe Colborne^[43]	entry-level contract
Michael Hutchinson^[43]	entry-level contract
Steven Kampfer^[43]	entry-level contract
Matt Bartkowski^[44]	entry-level contract

Personnel

Final roster

Updated May 2, 2010.^[45]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
27	Steve Begin	LW	L	46	2009	Trois-Rivières, Quebec
37	Patrice Bergeron (A)	C	R	40	2003	L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
65	Andrew Bodnarchuk	D	L	36	2006	Drumheller, Alberta
55	Johnny Boychuk	D	R	41	2008	Edmonton, Alberta
33	Zdeno Chara (C)	D	L	48	2006	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
21	Andrew Ference	D	L	46	2007	Edmonton, Alberta
52	Zach Hamill	C	R	36	2007	Vancouver, British Columbia
48	Matt Hunwick	D	L	39	2004	Warren, Michigan
46	David Krejci Injured Reserve	C	R	38	2004	Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
43	Drew Larman	C	R	39	2009	Canton, Michigan
68	Mikko Lehtonen	RW	R	38	2005	Espoo, Finland
17	Milan Lucic	LW	L	36	2006	Vancouver, British Columbia
63	Brad Marchand	C	L	36	2006	Halifax, Nova Scotia
54	Adam McQuaid	D	R	38	2007	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
20	Daniel Paille	LW	L	40	2009	Welland, Ontario
62	Jeffrey Penner	D	R	37	2008	Steinbach, Manitoba
40	Tuukka Rask	G	L	38	2006	Savonlinna, Finland
28	Mark Recchi (A)	RW	L	57	2009	Kamloops, British Columbia
73	Michael Ryder	RW	R	45	2008	Bonavista, Newfoundland
32	Dany Sabourin	G	L	44	2009	Val-d'Or, Quebec
81	Miroslav Satan	RW	L	50	2010	Jacovce, Czechoslovakia
74	Maxime Sauve	C	L	35	2008	Tours, France
91	Marc Savard	C	L	47	2006	Ottawa, Ontario
44	Dennis Seidenberg Injured Reserve	D	L	43	2010	Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany
60	Vladimir Sobotka	C	L	37	2005	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
45	Mark Stuart	D	L	40	2003	Rochester, Minnesota
16	Marco Sturm Injured Reserve	LW	L	46	2005	Dingolfing, West Germany
30	Tim Thomas	G	L	50	2002	Flint, Michigan
22	Shawn Thornton	RW	R	47	2007	Oshawa, Ontario
26	Blake Wheeler	RW	R	38	2008	Plymouth, Minnesota
42	Trent Whitfield	C	L	47	2009	Estevan, Saskatchewan
6	Dennis Wideman	D	R	42	2007	Kitchener, Ontario
44	Andy Wozniewski	D	L	44	2009	Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Staff

Boston Bruins staff

Hockey operations

General Manager - Peter Chiarelli
Assistant General Manager - Jim Benning
Director of player development - Don Sweeney
Director of player personnel - Scott Bradley
Director of amateur scouting - Wayne Smith
Director of collegiate scouting - John Weisbrod

Coaching staff

Head coach - Claude Julien
Assistant coach - Doug Houda
Assistant coach - Craig Ramsay
Assistant coach - Geoff Ward
Goaltending coach - Bob Essensa

Management

Senior advisor to the owner - Harry Sinden
Vice President, Alternate Governor - Cam Neely
Vice President, business operations - Daniel J. Zimmer
Senior Vice President, sales and marketing - Amy Latimer
Vice President, finance - Jim Bednarek

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	25	Jordan Caron	Right Wing	Canada	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
3	86	Ryan Button	Defense	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	112 (from Philadelphia)	Lane MacDermid	Forward	United States	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6	176	Tyler Randell	RW	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7	206	Ben Sexton	Center	Canada	Nepean Raiders (CJAHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League – Providence Bruins (standings)

References

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External links

↑ NHL To Make History at Fenway Park
↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=300410001
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/2010_games.html
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↑ Blowing 3-0 Series Lead
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↑ Halak, Saku Koivu, Rask named 'Three Stars'
↑ Recchi Nominated for Masterton
↑ Rask Named 7th Player
↑ Bruins Acquire Rights to Kampfer
↑ B's Acquire Wild from Edmonton
↑ B's Acquire Draft Pick for Morris
↑ B's Acquire Seidenberg, Trade Bitz
↑ Bruins Sign Steve Bégin
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 B's Sign Fata and Sabourin
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 ^22.2 ^22.3 Bruins Sign Four Players
↑ Bruins Sign Derek Morris
↑ Boston Bruins Sign Defenseman Andy Wozniewski to a One-Year Contract
↑ B's Announce Roster Moves
↑ BRUINS SIGN MIROSLAV SATAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON
↑ MONTADOR AGREES TO TERMS
↑ Wild signs defenseman Shane Hnidy
↑ Bulletin: Senators sign centre Martin St. Pierre
↑ AXELSSON SIGNS 4-YEAR DEAL WITH SWEDEN'S FROLUNDA
↑ Wings sign Eaves to one-year deal
↑ Canes Agree to Terms with Stephane Yelle
↑ Bruins Sign Center Jamie Arniel
↑ Krejci Signed to a Multi-Year Extension
↑ Bruins Re-sign Byron Bitz
↑ Bruins Ink Johnny Boychuk
↑ Mark Recchi Re-signs with Boston
↑ B's Re-sign Defenseman Matt Hunwick
↑ Bruins Re-sign Milan Lucic
↑ Rask Signed to Contract Extension
↑ Savard Signs Contract Extension
↑ Bruins Sign Andrew Ference to Three-Year Extension
↑ ^43.0 ^43.1 ^43.2 ^43.3 Boston Bruins Sign Four to Contracts
↑ Bruins Sign Bartkowski
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[2] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=300410001

[3] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html

[4] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/2010_games.html

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[13] Halak, Saku Koivu, Rask named 'Three Stars'

[14] Recchi Nominated for Masterton

[15] Rask Named 7th Player

[16] Bruins Acquire Rights to Kampfer

[17] B's Acquire Wild from Edmonton

[18] B's Acquire Draft Pick for Morris

[19] B's Acquire Seidenberg, Trade Bitz

[20] Bruins Sign Steve Bégin

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[Bruins_Sign_Four_Players-22] 22.0 ^22.1 ^22.2 ^22.3 Bruins Sign Four Players

[23] Bruins Sign Derek Morris

[24] Boston Bruins Sign Defenseman Andy Wozniewski to a One-Year Contract

[25] B's Announce Roster Moves

[26] BRUINS SIGN MIROSLAV SATAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON

[27] MONTADOR AGREES TO TERMS

[28] Wild signs defenseman Shane Hnidy

[29] Bulletin: Senators sign centre Martin St. Pierre

[30] AXELSSON SIGNS 4-YEAR DEAL WITH SWEDEN'S FROLUNDA

[31] Wings sign Eaves to one-year deal

[32] Canes Agree to Terms with Stephane Yelle

[33] Bruins Sign Center Jamie Arniel

[34] Krejci Signed to a Multi-Year Extension

[35] Bruins Re-sign Byron Bitz

[36] Bruins Ink Johnny Boychuk

[37] Mark Recchi Re-signs with Boston

[38] B's Re-sign Defenseman Matt Hunwick

[39] Bruins Re-sign Milan Lucic

[40] Rask Signed to Contract Extension

[41] Savard Signs Contract Extension

[42] Bruins Sign Andrew Ference to Three-Year Extension

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[44] Bruins Sign Bartkowski

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